William -owen and thomas hilton



(No Model) W. OWEN 81; T..HILTON.

BOOT 0R SHOE. No. 546,183. Patented Sept. 10,1895.

ANDREW B.GRAHAM. PPIOYQUTHQWASHINGTGN, D c

UNITED Snares arnn r (Enrica,

\VILLlAlll-O'WVEN AND THOMAS HlLTON, OF BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

BOOT OR SHOE.

$?ECIF IGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,183, datedSeptember 10, 1895. Application filed June 19, 1394:. Serial No.515,0Q56; (No model.) Patented in England May 23. 1894, No. 30,010.

aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that .we, WILLIAM OWEN, ironmonger, residing at 7 MoleStreet, and THOMAS HILTON, tailor, residing at 12 Mole Street,Sparkbrook, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, England, subjects ofthe Queen of Great Britain, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Boots or Shoes, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention was patented in England May 23, 1894, No. 10,010.

Our invention has for its object improvements in boots and shoes whichafford much better support to the feet in carrying the weight of thebody.

In order that our invention maybe clearly understood and more easilycarried into practical effect, we have appended hereunto a doublesizedsheet of drawings showing one example of our invention, which, with thefollowing explanation, will enable ordinary persons to understand andcarryit into practical effect in various forms.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a boot A, made according to ourinvention. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the same. Fig. 3' is a brokenoff side elevation.

Our boots and shoes have the projection B under the instep, which causesthe bearing to be shared by the center of the foot as well as the toesand heel. This projection is narrower than the sole itself, so that theappearance of the boot or shoesis not altered when looked at sidewise.This new part B may be fitted as an extra piece in finishing the boot orshoe, and it may or may not be fastened at the end Z) and b and in somecases it may not touch the sole or the heel at the ends,

but may be an independent projection fixed under the instep-as, forinstance, a round, square, or other projection having a considerablebase-and it may be faced with any material-such, for instance, asrubber, metal, or such 1ikeand the point or surface may be recessed toreceive renewals. In other cases the part B may be made up with toe aand heel of, so that the end 5 is united to a and b to a, in which casethe lines b and 11 would not be fully seen. This would produce astiiferboot or shoe suitable for heavierwear, such as for gardeners,laborers, the.

I t will be noticed that the block tapers in depth from the face of theheel forwardly to the sole, and in width it tapers from the solerearwardly to the face of the heel. This pro.- vides a block invisiblefrom the side and one with the largest bearing possible.

What we claim, then, is-

In combination with a boot or shoe, the piece B secured under theinstep, said piece tapering in depth from the front face of the heel tothe sole and tapering in breadth from the sole to the heel and of lesswidth than the sole the lower face of the piece B being flush with thebottom of the heel and sole and adapted to bear on the ground,substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we aflix our namesin the presence of two witnesses.

YVILLIAM ONEN. THOMAS HILTON.

W itn esses GEORGE Lnsrnn, GEORGE WATHEN,

